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From a ‘cupboard’ to $60m: How one game studio bolstered another

The chief executives of Black Salt Games and CerebralFix talk about spinning out companies, and the gaming rebate.

Adventure fishing game Dredge ‘scratches an itch’ with gamers.

Kate McVicar Mon, 12 May 2025

“Oh gosh, it sounds like humble bragging but we definitely didn’t expect the level of interest or success we had,” says Black Salt Games co-founder and chief executive Nadia Thorne about the success of her company’s first game, Dredge.

Black Salt’s debut title broke through the company’s

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Kate McVicar Mon, 12 May 2025
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